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⏰ 5th grade math · Measure, Time & Money

Convert units, more steps

Going to a smaller unit, multiply: 3.5 km × 1,000 = 3,500 m. Going to a bigger unit, divide: 450 m ÷ 1,000 = 0.45 km.

Worked example

Fill in the blank: 0.25 centimeters = ___ millimeters.
Use this table
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
1 meter = 100 centimeters
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
Answer: 2.5 millimeters
1 centimeter is 10 millimeters. To the smaller unit, multiply: 0.25 × 10 = 2.5. Answer: 2.5 millimeters.

For grown-ups: Convert units; multistep conversion problems. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS 5.MD.A.1
What this practises, for teachers

Practices convert units; multistep conversion problems (5.MD.A.1). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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🖨️ Printable sheet and key

Try three

  1. Fill in the blank: 1.5 meters = ___ centimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 150 centimeters
    1 meter is 100 centimeters. To the smaller unit, multiply: 1.5 × 100 = 150. Answer: 150 centimeters.
  2. Fill in the blank: 3.5 meters = ___ millimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 3500 millimeters
    1 meter is 1,000 millimeters. To the smaller unit, multiply: 3.5 × 1,000 = 3,500. Answer: 3500 millimeters.
  3. Fill in the blank: 7.5 meters = ___ centimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 750 centimeters
    1 meter is 100 centimeters. To the smaller unit, multiply: 7.5 × 100 = 750. Answer: 750 centimeters.

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Convert units, more steps (5th grade)

  1. Fill in the blank: 1.25 centimeters = ___ millimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
  2. Fill in the blank: 1.5 liters = ___ milliliters.
    Use this table
    1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
  3. Fill in the blank: 2.5 liters = ___ milliliters.
    Use this table
    1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
  4. Fill in the blank: 7.5 meters = ___ centimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
  5. Fill in the blank: 4.5 meters = ___ centimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
  6. Fill in the blank: 4.5 centimeters = ___ millimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
  7. Fill in the blank: 7.5 meters = ___ millimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
  8. Fill in the blank: 2,500 milliliters = ___ liters.
    Use this table
    1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
  9. Fill in the blank: 5 millimeters = ___ centimeters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
  10. Fill in the blank: 4.5 liters = ___ milliliters.
    Use this table
    1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
  11. Fill in the blank: 750 milliliters = ___ liters.
    Use this table
    1 liter = 1,000 milliliters
  12. Fill in the blank: 3,500 millimeters = ___ meters.
    Use this table
    1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
    1 meter = 100 centimeters
    1 centimeter = 10 millimeters

Answer key

  1. 12.5 millimeters
  2. 1500 milliliters
  3. 2500 milliliters
  4. 750 centimeters
  5. 450 centimeters
  6. 45 millimeters
  7. 7500 millimeters
  8. 2.5 liters
  9. 0.5 centimeters
  10. 4500 milliliters
  11. 0.75 liters
  12. 3.5 meters

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